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>> listen, governor romney has some good advisers around him. it's a puzzle to me, whether you like candidate romney or not, he has some good advisers around him. and these things, trotting out condoleezza rice, trotting out tommy franks, which tie him directly to the bush administration simply do not make any sense. having said that, rachel, i thought this was a great debate last night. i went through the historical record and have seen all of the televised debates. this was, i think, the best single debate that we've had in the history of the television debates and the three debates, the two presidential debates and the vice presidential debate, as a threesome, are by far the best series of debates that we've had. it's rather encouraging. the format last night worked. i did like the idea that real people were asking real questions. the best question of the night, you've already said, was the women who said, look, i've got my concerns about you, about president obama, but you, governor romney, i want to know how you explain the difference betwe
>> listen, governor romney has some good advisers around him. it's a puzzle to me, whether you like candidate romney or not, he has some good advisers around him. and these things, trotting out condoleezza rice, trotting out tommy franks, which tie him directly to the bush administration simply do not make any sense. having said that, rachel, i thought this was a great debate last night. i went through the historical record and have seen all of the televised debates. this was, i think,...
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the romney campaign spokesperson saying, governor romney of course would support legislation aimed at proviing greater protections for life. usually they get away with this, on iran, on obama care, on taxes, on other issues, this is their go-to. they just say, no, never mind what mr. romney just said, he didn't really mean it. usually it works for them. but today the beltway press and the opposing campaign and anybody who has ever paid attention to mitt romney on this issue, today, enough. today, everybody said enough. on this one, no, you cannot get away with it. not when this is your record. with the record that you have on this subject, you have to run on this record. this is the mitt romney record on this issue. on just the overall idea on whether president obama would ever sign legislation to ban abortion, this is not a matter of dispute. this is not a matter of subtleties. this is an actual question that mitt romney has answered, directly. it's very clear. >> i would welcome a circumstance where there was such a consensus in this country that we said, we don't want to have abort
the romney campaign spokesperson saying, governor romney of course would support legislation aimed at proviing greater protections for life. usually they get away with this, on iran, on obama care, on taxes, on other issues, this is their go-to. they just say, no, never mind what mr. romney just said, he didn't really mean it. usually it works for them. but today the beltway press and the opposing campaign and anybody who has ever paid attention to mitt romney on this issue, today, enough....
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they came to the decision that they need to attack governor romney. particularly during the early summer months. as you laid it out, they have a strong case to make. this has been a consequential presidency. it's hard to go wrong in a campaign when you have positives to accentuate, at least in the last say six or eight weeks of the campaign. i don't know why they didn't do it. when we look back on the election, especially if president obama should lose, they will regret not running some version of what you ran to open the program. >> i see the value, the political value in defining mr. romney because he was known but not understood. they took the opportunity to do that 37. by not having the campaign be about president obama's first term, if you take the pillars, the automobile bailout, repealing don't ask don't tell, it didn't end up being what he did in this campaign. >> knowing women are going to be the decisive factor will be does he get the percentage of women he got the last time and do the women turn out for him this time. one of the things that
they came to the decision that they need to attack governor romney. particularly during the early summer months. as you laid it out, they have a strong case to make. this has been a consequential presidency. it's hard to go wrong in a campaign when you have positives to accentuate, at least in the last say six or eight weeks of the campaign. i don't know why they didn't do it. when we look back on the election, especially if president obama should lose, they will regret not running some version...
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>> governor romney as governor raised taxes and massachusetts was 47th in job creation. fourth from the bottom. >> that was how mitt romney's fellow republicans attacked him in the primaries this year. that's part of why you haven't heard a lot from the romney campaign since about his time as governor of massachusetts. by the process of eliminating other options, though, it looks like that may be about to change. joining us now for the interview is the last governor of massachusetts to run for president of the united states, winning the democratic party's nomination in 1988. it's michael dukakis. thank you so much for being here. nice to have you. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> mr. romney says his private sector experience makes him the right person to turn the economy around. you are on record saying his record and the economy of massachusetts was a disaster. can you explain why you say that? >> well, it was. and of course, we heard the same thing from him when he ran for governor, he was a private seconder guy. he understood the economy, he was going to turn the s
>> governor romney as governor raised taxes and massachusetts was 47th in job creation. fourth from the bottom. >> that was how mitt romney's fellow republicans attacked him in the primaries this year. that's part of why you haven't heard a lot from the romney campaign since about his time as governor of massachusetts. by the process of eliminating other options, though, it looks like that may be about to change. joining us now for the interview is the last governor of massachusetts...
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to romney supporters and introducing the governor. let's listen. >> to deliver all those electoral votes for rom tonight. [ applause ] >> here in wisconsin, i want to thank senator ron johnson. i want to thank my good friend congressman jim senbrenner and senator alberta darling. thank you for all your hard work. i also want to thank my good buddy mark green for what he's done for this campaign tonight. you know, we all know that president obama cannot run on his record. we know he can't run on his broken promises. after the 2010 election when the voters told him to go a different direction, to change course, did he moderate? did he do that? no. he doubled down on his partisan agenda. so, if he can't run on his record and if he won't change course, then what does he have left? you know, we found out today he is going to try to divide us in order to distract us. you know, i seem to remember him saying he was going to be a uniter, not a divider. frankly, i think this is one of the worst of his broken promises. we don't need campaigner i
to romney supporters and introducing the governor. let's listen. >> to deliver all those electoral votes for rom tonight. [ applause ] >> here in wisconsin, i want to thank senator ron johnson. i want to thank my good friend congressman jim senbrenner and senator alberta darling. thank you for all your hard work. i also want to thank my good buddy mark green for what he's done for this campaign tonight. you know, we all know that president obama cannot run on his record. we know he...
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mitt romney's victory party in milwaukee tonight, governor romney was introduced by paul ryan. it wasn't a great introduction, but it did lead to this great moment once mr. romney finally took the stage. >> congressman ryan, he's a great leader, wonderful speaker, but he's not going to take ann's place, i've got to tell you that. >> why would you think i know? i have no idea what that's about. but it was amazing, right? but all of those images of mitt romney and paul ryan together this week, including in the matching outfits, and including tonight with you're not going to replace ann quip, those might ultimately be the biggest and most consequential thing that happened this week on the republican side of 2012 politics. as mitt romney was campaigning in wisconsin today, the man whose presidency he would like to end, president obama, spent the day today wrapping a metaphorical bow around mr. romney and mr. ryan together. mr. obama spoke to newspaper editors from across the country at the annual meeting of the associated press today in washington, d.c., and he let loose on the pau
mitt romney's victory party in milwaukee tonight, governor romney was introduced by paul ryan. it wasn't a great introduction, but it did lead to this great moment once mr. romney finally took the stage. >> congressman ryan, he's a great leader, wonderful speaker, but he's not going to take ann's place, i've got to tell you that. >> why would you think i know? i have no idea what that's about. but it was amazing, right? but all of those images of mitt romney and paul ryan together...
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it was blocked by someone in governor romney's party. anamepcana has put a hold on the cost of living adjustment to the surviving spouses and children's yment for soldiers killed in the war. the same hold is also affecting the disability payments to soldiers who are wounded in the war. some republican senator is blocking ts. weon'tnow o. governor romne here's a place to start. you are now the leader of the republican party. i realize you're having a hard time getting the training wheels off when it comes to national security, but here's an easy one. should that senator from your own party lift that hold on the cost of ving adjen the eno the people who we sort of owe it to? should a republican senator who's holding this up keep that hold in place or drop it? you're the leader of that party. do you have anything to say on this? here's another one. veterans jobs corps bill we and ghanistan veterans have an unemployment rate 35% higher than the rest of the country now. this bill comes to the senate floor and is blocked by republican senators
it was blocked by someone in governor romney's party. anamepcana has put a hold on the cost of living adjustment to the surviving spouses and children's yment for soldiers killed in the war. the same hold is also affecting the disability payments to soldiers who are wounded in the war. some republican senator is blocking ts. weon'tnow o. governor romne here's a place to start. you are now the leader of the republican party. i realize you're having a hard time getting the training wheels off...
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governor romney is that person, says romney surrogate ken cuccinelli. government romney is that person. how exactly will governor romney treat his bundlers different than president obama treats his bundlers? well, governor romney promises not to tell us who his bundlers are. oh, so president obama discloses the names of people who bundle big fundraising donations to him. mitt romney is pledging to keep the names of his secret. but his big attempted political pivot this week is to make president obama seem like he's the one that's a little shady about his donors, the donors president obama discloses publicly and mitt romney keeps secret. oh, republicans love justin bieber's electric car, and somehow that means communism, foreign, or what not. this is a mess, and if that is not a big enough mess, there's also buzzfeed reporting this week of the 17 political appointees announced by governor romney in 2006, of the 17 political appointees he announced that year, 15 were campaign donors to him. 15 of the 17, now he and his campaign are egging on the national
governor romney is that person, says romney surrogate ken cuccinelli. government romney is that person. how exactly will governor romney treat his bundlers different than president obama treats his bundlers? well, governor romney promises not to tell us who his bundlers are. oh, so president obama discloses the names of people who bundle big fundraising donations to him. mitt romney is pledging to keep the names of his secret. but his big attempted political pivot this week is to make president...
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we have this again. >> governor romney, last night, people say he mangled the truth to put it gently. the obama campaign -- they did a smart thing today. got up bright and early this morning realizing they took a loss last night and began pointing out where governor romney had not said what he said before, had not stuck to the truth. however, we learned again last night, if we needed reminding, that there's power in taking the view. listen, i'm frequently in error, but never in doubt. i believe what i'm telling you. and that carries its own power and strength. >> especially when you're talking to 50 million or 60 million people at a time. that is a perfect segue to everything we're doing in the rest of the hour on this show. dan rather, always such an honor to have you. >> thank you, rachel. enjoy to be on. >> "dan rather reports" is on axs tv. okay. we'll be right back. overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many di
we have this again. >> governor romney, last night, people say he mangled the truth to put it gently. the obama campaign -- they did a smart thing today. got up bright and early this morning realizing they took a loss last night and began pointing out where governor romney had not said what he said before, had not stuck to the truth. however, we learned again last night, if we needed reminding, that there's power in taking the view. listen, i'm frequently in error, but never in doubt. i...
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akin, quote, governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement. a romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. that's new. that's new for paul ryan at least. and it's sort of new for mitt romney, too. since that initial statement was released, paul ryan has made no less than six public appearances. how has he avoided it at all these appearances, being asked about the brand new policy position he's advocating now that he wants to be vice president. it's in total contradiction to every step he has taken as a congressman. the only difference between paul ryan's position and todd akin's position is todd akin is willing to use fake science to act like fake rapes and invest don't exist. paul ryan has not bothered to feed you the fake science. he by apparently this disagreement statement they put out, he presumably knows that rape victims and incest victims do sometimes get pregnant and he knows what he wants the government to do, force those women to bear those pregnancies against their will until term. which one is worse?
akin, quote, governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement. a romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. that's new. that's new for paul ryan at least. and it's sort of new for mitt romney, too. since that initial statement was released, paul ryan has made no less than six public appearances. how has he avoided it at all these appearances, being asked about the brand new policy position he's advocating now that he wants to be vice...
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. >>> texas governor rick perry was at the republican convention to support mitt romney for president, but these comments did not help. >> would you ever do this again? >> absolutely. i think -- >> you might run for president again? >> there's a long time until 2016 and a lot of good things can happen. my plan is for mitt romney to win and for him to get the country back on track. i'll keep running the best state in the nation. >> 2016? that means mitt romney is going to win and you're going to primary him after his first term or you think mitt romney is going to lose so you'll be ready -- you're telling reporters that at romney's convention? rick perry, you were not a good candidate but you are an even worse surrogate. it was rick santorum, the runner-up from the primaries who got a speaking gig at the convention. mr. santorum used a teleprompter and gave a very good speech. that was very well received. no single line of it was more well received than this one. >> i thank god that america still has one party that reaches out their hands in love to lift up all of god's children, born
. >>> texas governor rick perry was at the republican convention to support mitt romney for president, but these comments did not help. >> would you ever do this again? >> absolutely. i think -- >> you might run for president again? >> there's a long time until 2016 and a lot of good things can happen. my plan is for mitt romney to win and for him to get the country back on track. i'll keep running the best state in the nation. >> 2016? that means mitt...
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hey, ohio, when you're thinking about voting for mitt romney, think alabama republicans. on the day of his inauguration, alabama's current republican governor robert bentley said, quote, so anybody here today who has not accepted jesus christ as your savior, i'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister. inauguration day. the last time we had a senator who wrote and did a speech about how slavery was not only justified by the bible, he said the really underappreciated thing about slavery in the united states was how good slavery was for black people. this was in 1996, not 1896. and the reaction by alabama republicans, well, they just kept him around. he stayed in the state senate for two more years after the slavery was good for black people thing. why not? why get rid of him? what's the problem? last year when demonstrators came to alabama to protest its draconian new anti-immigrant law, the party chairman told the press, "this is reminiscent of others coming into our state to cause trouble." imagine that, huh? the mitt romney for president campaign is
hey, ohio, when you're thinking about voting for mitt romney, think alabama republicans. on the day of his inauguration, alabama's current republican governor robert bentley said, quote, so anybody here today who has not accepted jesus christ as your savior, i'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister. inauguration day. the last time we had a senator who wrote and did a speech about how slavery was not only justified by the bible, he said the really underappreciated thing...